2014 Mitsubishi i MiEV electric car gets massive price cut ($6,130)

$22,995 before incentives

The i MiEV has always been kind of the outsider in the current crop of electric cars. It looks a bit strange (very Japanese-retro-futuristic) and hasn't been particularly inexpensive, at least so far. But Mitsubishi has decided to pull all stops for the 2014 model and jack up the value proposition (what you pay vs what you get). First there's a price reduction of $6,130, bringing the starting price to $22,995 before incentives, and to $15,495 after the $7,500 federal tax credit in the US (and even lower if you get some state incentives). That's a serious price cut!

Then there's the standard equipment which has been beefed up:

The new 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV boasts a much more comprehensive standard equipment package. Newly added items that are now standard equipment at no charge to the consumer include:

Mitsubishi says that to date there's been more than 30,000 i-MiEV and i-MiEV-based vehicles sold around the globe. I think it would sell much better if it looked like this other concept car by Mitsubishi, though: